A safe and friendly Youth football club for children from Bassingbourn and surrounding villages.
We run a very successful Saturday soccer development for 4-6 year olds and are a thriving and friendly club running league teams from under 7’s through to U18’s.
All enquiries very welcome.
At The Crown Market Square Buntingford on the 3rd Friday of each month at 8pm
Crochet workshop for kids aged between 10-16 - come and learn the basics to get you started!
Hosted by No.3 Royston, held monthly at the craft fairs at Market Hill Rooms on the first Sunday of every month.
Taught by crochet teacher Georgina, who is fully DBS checked. All materials provided.
£15
Book for one month only and must be paid for in advance - please pick the month you'd like when you book: choose STYLE option and then the month
For more information and to book visit No.3 Royston – 3 Melbourn Street, Royston SG8 7BP or visit and book online: no3royston.com
We are a small friendly club situated on the Foxton recreation ground off Hardman Road.
Membership currently stands at around 40 and we are always looking to encourage new members to join us.
We have teams in the Cambridge and District League, the Meldreth League and the Foxton Midweek League and during the season usually hold roll ups on Thursday Afternoons and Monday evenings.
Foxton Recreation Ground,
Hardman Road
Foxton
Cambridgeshire, CB22 6RN
We meet on the last Sunday of every month at a pub in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire or Cambridgeshire.
We walk a circular route back to the same pub for a well-deserved Sunday lunch.
The group has weekends away during the year with longer stays in the summer.
We also meet on Christmas Day and New Years Day for group members who would like company.
We have a Facebook page for members to chat together and check walk venues.
We are a friendly group of French learners and native speakers who get together to speak French in a relaxed environment.
We meet on the last Wednesday of every month in a bar in the centre of Royston for a drink and chat. Every level of French is welcome (but no under 18s, sorry)!
We meet at 7:30pm, but feel free to turn up later if it suits you.
We will have a reserved table with a meetup sign so that we are easy to find (or just ask at the bar).
£2 contribution per person
Glazed Creations is a pottery painting studio in Royston, Herts. We provide a friendly, relaxed environment for our customers to take some time out from life. Come and enjoy painting pottery and creating homewares, gifts or treasures with your friends and children.
We also organise Pottery Painting Parties
New community choir! Songs to suit all tastes! We meet every Monday at 7pm in the chapel. Join now and be ready to sing some great Christmas tunes.
If you would be interested in joining, please contact Amanda Kitely at ajgenieman@gmail.com
Guilden Morden Congregational Church, Pound Green, Guilden Morden SG8 0JZ
Monthly 2 hour, accessible, fun and uplifting harmony singing workshops.
We meet to sing and learn easy short, and diverse songs from around the world, no need to read music and no experience needed, just a willingness to come and have fun with your voice. We are non performance and sing unaccompanied (acapella) so if you sing in a choir and want something a little different, have a good command of your voice or completely new to singing.. this place is for you, ALL voices welcome. Come and give us a try.
£13 per session
Steeple Morden Village Hall
Contact Cheryl directly for more info and to book your place.
Come to learn to knit or bring along your own project. A great way to make new friends. All abilities are welcome. Weekly, Thursday mornings. Royston Museum, 5 Lower King Street, Royston, SG8 5AL
Second Saturday of the month. 2-3pm.
Royston Library, Market Hill, Royston SG8 9JN
Call 0300 123 4049 for more information
Email: libraries.information@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Open to all families who have a child with additional needs and their siblings. Come meet fellow parents who truly understand your journey.
Let the kids make a mess somewhere that isn’t your house (winning!)
Also, you can hire out Lego, ideal for keeping kids occupied at parties, weddings, christenings etc.
Coombes Community Centre, Burns Road, Royston SG8 5PT. First Saturday of the month, 2-4pm
To book, email cathryn.phillips@googlemail.com
Luna Animal Rescue does not have a centre where you can go to, as all of our animals are in foster homes with their foster carers.
This way they live in family environments which is less stressful on the pets and presents them in a more natural manner than dogs kept in kennels may be.
Calling all makers, repairers and creators
Facility for anyone to mend, make or create with expert help
Location: King James Academy (Senior Site), Garden Walk, Royston SG8 7JH
Time: Mondays during term time, 7.30pm
Tel: Mike Burt, 07305 816521
Email: mburt42@hotmail.com
Dave Rance’s Rockin’ Chair Band is back with a vengeance with its winning formula of good time music and sophisticated (!) humour.
The sessions are on the last Monday of every month from 12 till 2.30pm.
Admission: £10
So why not come along to savour the atmosphere as well as the Bull’s renowned eats and drinks? Hot jazz guaranteed.
Last Monday of every month, 12-2.30pm, The Old Bull Inn, Royston – 56 High Street, Royston, Herts SG8 9AW
The Royston section is currently inactive, but we would be happy to revive it for talks and displays on philatelic subjects if we have interest from prospective members.
If interested in stamps and/or Postal History or postcards, please contact Acting Secretary, Reg Hounsell, on 01763 241805 or by email to regroystonu3a@gmail.com
We are a group who meet every Friday to play Carpet Bowls in Orwell Village Hall.
Annual membership of the club is £1 and the cost is £2.50 per session.
Sessions are morning (10.00 – 12.00) or afternoon (14.00 – 16.00).
New members would be welcome. No experience necessary.
Phoenix was formed in 1978 by a group of 6 women who wanted to sing in four part unaccompanied harmony.
We rehearse in Biggleswade on Tuesday nights from 7.30-10.15pm.
Visitors from the Royston area are encouraged to drop by.
Wednesdays 6 - 7pm (course - check website for dates)
Coombes Community Centre, Burns Road, Royston SG8 5PT
Track Running Days, informal workshops, talks and presentations. New members welcome on the first Sunday of month from April - October.
Track running days - 1st Sunday monthly
Club nights - 2nd Wednesday monthly
Club site behind Meldreth Manor School, Fenny Lane, Meldreth, SG8 6LG
The club and members are involved in the building of model railway layouts in all the major scales for their own enjoyment and have exhibited their layouts at Model Railway Exhibitions in the South East & East Anglia.
Please look at our web site for our forward exhibition dates.
Visitors and prospective new members are welcome, but please email in advance to ensure the Club is active that night.
Location is at Whaddon Village Hall, 125 Church Street, Whaddon, Nr. Royston SG8 5RY.
We normally meet every Friday, from 8 to 10.30pm. We have a monthly running night of one or more of our layouts.
An active thriving motorcycle Club. Our aim is to promote the enjoyment of motorcycling to all age groups in the area and the opportunity to meet new friends and for some, re-establish old friendships from the past.
1st & 3rd Weds monthly, 8pm.
The annual RDMCC Show held on the 3rd Wednesday of June every year
Eternit Sports & Social Club, Whaddon Road, Meldreth ‘Noggin & Natter’, occasional speakers.
Friendly bridge club, affiliated to the English Bridge Union, playing duplicate bridge using computer-generated pre-dealt hands. Free refreshments. Visiting pairs welcome. Also a 'find-a-partner' facility for both members and non-members.
We play every Thursday at 7.00pm. Please arrive by 6.55pm at the latest.
Coombes Room, Coombes Community Centre, Burns Road, Royston SG8 5PT
Full Contact details for the club can be found under the Information tab on the club website
All levels from novice to county standard. Teams in Herts League, Cambs League & in local league. Home matches are played on Mondays from 7.30pm (October - May) at Coombes Community Centre, Burns Road, Royston SG8 5PT. Occasional friendly/training meetings are held on other Monday evenings at Reed Cricket Clubhouse as the league timetable permits.
Traditional range archery is the main theme of the camps, there are several other activities we offer during the week. These include mini tractor driving, a visit to a donkey sanctuary, air rifle shooting, badminton, tag archery, giant bubble making activities, an end of week BBQ, and metal detecting.
Summer Camps, After-school groups and Birthday parties are available
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